Media and Gig Reviews

"James Taylor’s performance demonstrates how he is a masterful singer / song writer and a consummate entertainer. He makes a casual entrance onto the stage and is greeted by a full house at the Vector Arena. He is the consummate professional and also the consummate gentleman. He takes his first bow in gratitude to the audience to his immediate right then turns to the centre and bows and then to the people on his left. He doesn't say a word but his acknowledgement says a lot."

"As soon as the lights went out, and Brendon Urie took the stage in his shiny, foil blazer, looking effervescent and delightful as always, there was an indescribable sound that emerged from the crowd. To anyone on the outside, it’s just the sound of 10,000 people screaming, but the reality is that it’s so much more than that. It’s a sound that I’ve certainly experienced before, but one that is becoming rarer as the New Zealand music scene improves, and seeing your favourite band is becoming less of a novelty. It’s the sound of every sensation you can possibly think of all rolled into one, a feeling that can’t be described, despite it making up every part of you. It’s my favourite sound in the world."

"Maynard James Keenan is a super-interesting dude, and this off-kilter creation of his just adds to the intrigue. He, his bandmates and luchadores delivered a top-class 90-odd minutes of entertainment and I look forward with renewed vigour to what he’s going to do next."

"Only one who has seen a Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds show can truly understand the shambolic genius nature of their performances it is gloriously ethereal and sombre yet dirty and dignified. I have never experienced a live performance quite like Nick Cave, and find his performances so descriptive you JUST FEEL IT in every one of your senses…last night was no different."

"On Friday night at Auckland's Vector Arena, Harper was his usual eclectic self with a two-hour set that spanned tracks from 2016's Call It What It Is right back to his mid-90s stuff... His buffalo hat came off and the ever gracious Harper thanked a mate from Mangere Bridge, the opening act Miller Yule and with that, he was on his way."